The 50-g glucose challenge test and pregnancy outcome in a multiethnic Asian population at high risk for gestational diabetes

• Main Authors: Tan, P.C., Ling, L.P., Omar, S.Z.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2009
• Subjects: R Medicine; RG Gynecology and obstetrics
• Online Access: http://eprints.um.edu.my/10854/1/The_50-g_glucose_challenge_test_and_pregnancy_outcome.pdf; http://eprints.um.edu.my/10854/; http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0020729208005638
• Institution: Universiti Malaya

Objective: To evaluate the 50-g glucose challenge test (GCT) on pregnancy outcome in a multiethnic Asian population at high risk for gestational diabetes (GDM). Methods: GCT was positive if the 1-hour plasma glucose level was >= 7.2 mmol/L. GDM was diagonsed by a 75-g glucose tolerance test using...